KINGSTON, Jamaica – Contractor defied the norm by claiming victory from post position one coming down the five-straight course in the Caymanas Saturday fifth.
Contractor (Chris Mamdeen) was hustled out of the number one stall, trading early blows with Nuclear Thunder (Dane Nelson), while 3-5 favourite Princess Emanuelle (Jemar Jackson) was already in the mix on the outside rails.
Tacking across to mid-track Contractor with two furlongs to go, Contractor found his hoofs and powered away to win by four lengths in the three-year claiming ($750,000 - $600,000) call.
Princess Emanuelle finished second while Casual Affair took third.
| RACE 5 3YO&UP CLAIMING ($750,000-$600,000) 1000M/5FURLONGS (STR) 1:45 PM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| POS | NO. | HORSE | JOCKEY | ODDS | WIN | PLACE | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Contractor | Christopher Mamdeen | 6-1 | $366.00 | $132.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 11 | Princess Emanuelle | Jemar Jackson | 3-5 | $61.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 9 | Casual Affair | Daniel Satchell | 4-1 | $91.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | Sudden Flight | Anthony Thomas | 9-2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 7 | Lord Ashton | Roger Hewitt | 12-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| TRAINER: Patrick Lynch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LNS: #6 Anaso | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Splits: 22.3 x 46.1 - Time: 1:00.2 - Margins: 4 by a neck - 10 Ran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ex: $1,581 | T/Fecta: $1,954 | Triple: $2,738 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Qu: $555 | S/Fecta: $5,183 | Hi-5: $24,835 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| D/E: $787 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
